Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
by 38 Special
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38 Special bestography
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys is ranked as the best album by 38 Special.
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Wild-Eyed Southern Boys track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Wild-Eyed Southern Boys rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 1 hour ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Johnnyo | Southern Rock (1 - 100) | 57/100 | - |
| 2026 |  RockyRaccoon | Top 41 Music Albums of 1981 | 11/41 | 4 |
| 2026 | svk4ever | Top 50 Music Albums of 1981 | 16/50 | 4 |
| 2026 |  zags7000 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 54/100 | 2 |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1981 | 46/100 | 3 |
| 2025 | Johnnyo | Top 56 Music Albums of 1981 | 17/56 | 4 |
| 2024 | koje7714 | Top 80 Greatest Music Albums | 32/80 | 48 |
| 2023 | Gallowtree | Top 63 Music Albums of 1981 | 9/63 | 4 |
| 2023 | Daredevil42 | Top 64 Music Albums of 1981 | 64/64 | 0 |
| 2022 | Chambord | Top 53 Music Albums of 1981 | 50/53 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 20 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 104 | |||
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Wild-Eyed Southern Boys ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 05/06/2026 10:45 | classicjoe | 507 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/24/2025 22:09 | machiaj | 805 | 71/100 |
| ! | 10/08/2024 00:54 | BorderFreeAndrew | 15,729 | 74/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.6/100, a mean average of 71.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.1.
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jackup 11/23/2021 13:08 in What album are you listening to right now? jackup 10/15/2020 09:14 in What album are you listening to right now?Wild-Eyed Southern Boys comments
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Fischman 12/05/2018 16:53 | #226258 | TOP COMMENT
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With three major hits garnering lots of FM/AOR rock station airplay, this album was the height of .38 Special's career. Hold On Loosely, Fantasy Girl, and the title cut are all super catchy fun time southern rock. Much of the rest is filler.
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